3 UK Unveils New Mobile Broadband Service Launch Plans
UK internet service provider 3 UK has disclosed its plans to introduce a fresh mobile broadband service by the end of 2009. The company has announced that the fresh service that is all about a mobile Wi-Fi device, which they call MiFi will be a WiFi router designed to provide the 3G mobile broadband service of a service provider over a Wi-Fi link. It is also understood that the new device will be battery powered.
The Mi-Fi modem is a small device that easily gets connected to a number of devices. It does not require a fixed line, embarrassing wires or even a USB connection for the simple reason that the new contraption of 3 can let out signals. Besides all these, Mi-Fi also boasts of a convenient setting up, where no installation software is needed.
According to the company, any Wi-Fi enabled device can automatically receive the signal emitted by the switched on router that uses a WiFi signal to get connected to the mobile internet. The user will have to type in the network key of eight digits, which will be requested by every new host device for once.
The manufacturers expect this device to turn out to be a potential replacement for the conventional USB modems that only get plugged into one computer at a time. They also believe that the Mi-Fi device would boost mobile broadband reception around the office or home, since it can connect to multiple PCs or netbooks wirelessly at a time.
